Makoto Sanbo

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Makoto Sanbo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Sanbo has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Makoto Sanbo's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (17 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers). Makoto Sanbo is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (17 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (12 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers). Makoto Sanbo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Makoto Sanbo's co-authors include Takeshi Yagi, Hajime Fujisawa, Takashi Kitsukawa, Yoko Bekku, Masumi Hirabayashi, Masayuki Shimizu, Takahiko Kawasaki, Yoichi Matsuda, Masahiko Taniguchi and Takeshi Yagi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Sanbo

53 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A requirement for neuropilin-1 in embryonic vessel formation

1999 640 citations Makoto Sanbo, Takeshi Yagi et al. profile →
Neuropilin–Semaphorin III/D-Mediated Chemorepulsive Signals Play a Crucial Role in Peripheral Nerve Projection in Mice

1997 558 citations Masayuki Shimizu, Makoto Sanbo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Sanbo Japan	29	2.6k	2.1k	616	542	501	55	4.2k
Fernando de Castro Spain	35	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	366 0.6×	267 0.5×	1.4k 2.8×	118	4.0k
Patrice Mollard France	39	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	236 0.4×	474 0.9×	145 0.3×	120	4.5k
Toshiyuki Araki Japan	33	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	437 0.7×	320 0.6×	757 1.5×	94	5.6k
Ioannis Dragatsis United States	38	3.0k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	482 0.8×	513 0.9×	399 0.8×	57	5.0k
Gonzalo Álvarez‐Bolado Germany	29	2.2k 0.9×	759 0.4×	337 0.5×	500 0.9×	561 1.1×	69	3.2k
Donna M. Simmons United States	31	3.8k 1.5×	1.2k 0.6×	296 0.5×	1.7k 3.1×	341 0.7×	45	7.3k
Keling Zang United States	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	464 0.8×	275 0.5×	856 1.7×	27	3.8k
Tatsunori Seki Japan	34	1.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.3×	454 0.7×	445 0.8×	3.0k 6.0×	102	5.3k
Shawn M. O’Connell United States	25	2.9k 1.1×	612 0.3×	234 0.4×	1.0k 1.9×	231 0.5×	32	4.7k
Joanne C. Conover United States	27	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.9×	223 0.4×	326 0.6×	1.6k 3.2×	43	3.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Makoto Sanbo

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Nishimura, Akiyuki, Seiryo Ogata, Kowit Hengphasatporn, et al.. (2025). Polysulfur-based bulking of dynamin-related protein 1 prevents ischemic sulfide catabolism and heart failure in mice. Nature Communications. 16(1). 276–276. 2 indexed citations

Otsuka, Takeshi, Yoko Yamagata, Toshihiro Endo, et al.. (2024). Oligodendrocyte-derived LGI3 and its receptor ADAM23 organize juxtaparanodal Kv1 channel clustering for short-term synaptic plasticity. Cell Reports. 43(1). 113634–113634. 6 indexed citations

Oikawa, Mami, Hisato Kobayashi, Makoto Sanbo, et al.. (2022). Functional primordial germ cell–like cells from pluripotent stem cells in rats. Science. 376(6589). 176–179. 38 indexed citations

Kobayashi, Toshihiro, Teppei Goto, Mami Oikawa, et al.. (2021). Blastocyst complementation using Prdm14-deficient rats enables efficient germline transmission and generation of functional mouse spermatids in rats. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1328–1328. 35 indexed citations

Yokoi, Norihiko, Yuko Fukata, Kei Okatsu, et al.. (2021). 14-3-3 proteins stabilize LGI1-ADAM22 levels to regulate seizure thresholds in mice. Cell Reports. 37(11). 110107–110107. 10 indexed citations

Goto, Teppei, Hiromasa Hara, Makoto Sanbo, et al.. (2019). Generation of pluripotent stem cell-derived mouse kidneys in Sall1-targeted anephric rats. Nature Communications. 10(1). 451–451. 76 indexed citations

Hara, Hiromasa, Teppei Goto, Akiko Takizawa, et al.. (2016). Rat Blastocysts from Nuclear Injection and Time-Lagged Enucleation and Their Commitment to Embryonic Stem Cells. Cellular Reprogramming. 18(2). 108–115. 2 indexed citations

Hasegawa, Sonoko, Hiroshi Nishimaru, Ryosuke Kaneko, et al.. (2016). Distinct and Cooperative Functions for the Protocadherin-α, -β and -γ Clusters in Neuronal Survival and Axon Targeting. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 9. 155–155. 51 indexed citations

Uenoyama, Yoshihisa, Sho Nakamura, Y. Hayakawa, et al.. (2015). Lack of Pulse and Surge Modes and Glutamatergic Stimulation of Luteinising Hormone Release in Kiss1 Knockout Rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 27(3). 187–197. 100 indexed citations

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Hayashi, Yoshitaka, Masae Naruse, Koichi Tomita, et al.. (2014). Bre1a, a Histone H2B Ubiquitin Ligase, Regulates the Cell Cycle and Differentiation of Neural Precursor Cells. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(8). 3067–3078. 18 indexed citations

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Hirabayashi, Masumi, Teppei Goto, Chihiro Tamura, et al.. (2013). Derivation of Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Parthenogenetically Developing Rat Blastocysts. Stem Cells and Development. 23(2). 107–114. 4 indexed citations

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Tomita, Koichi, et al.. (2012). Multiple patterns of spatiotemporal changes in layer-specific gene expression in the developing visual cortex of higher mammals. Neuroscience Research. 73(3). 207–217.

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Kobayashi, Toshihiro, Megumi Kato‐Itoh, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi, et al.. (2012). Identification of Rat Rosa26 Locus Enables Generation of Knock-In Rat Lines Ubiquitously Expressing tdTomato. Stem Cells and Development. 21(16). 2981–2986. 45 indexed citations

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Hirabayashi, Masumi, Chihiro Tamura, Makoto Sanbo, et al.. (2012). Ability of tetraploid rat blastocysts to support fetal development after complementation with embryonic stem cells. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 79(6). 402–412. 12 indexed citations

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Hirabayashi, Masumi, Chihiro Tamura, Makoto Sanbo, et al.. (2012). A retrospective analysis of germline competence in rat embryonic stem cell lines. Transgenic Research. 22(2). 411–416. 12 indexed citations

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Kerjan, Géraldine, Yvrick Zagar, Virginie Georget, et al.. (2008). Plexin-A2 and its ligand, Sema6A, control nucleus-centrosome coupling in migrating granule cells. Nature Neuroscience. 11(4). 440–449. 111 indexed citations

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Suto, Fumikazu, Keisuke Ito, Masato Uemura, et al.. (2005). Plexin-A4 Mediates Axon-Repulsive Activities of Both Secreted and Transmembrane Semaphorins and Plays Roles in Nerve Fiber Guidance. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(14). 3628–3637. 175 indexed citations

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Yanagawa, Yuchio, Takashi Kobayashi, Motoko Ohnishi, et al.. (1999). Enrichment and efficient screening of ES cells containing a targeted mutation: the use of DT‐A gene with the polyadenylation signal as a negative selection maker. Transgenic Research. 8(3). 215–221. 60 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Seiichi, Hisamitsu Ujihara, Ken‐ichi Yagyu, et al.. (1999). Reduced hippocampal LTP in mice lacking a presynaptic protein: complexin II. European Journal of Neuroscience. 11(7). 2359–2366. 67 indexed citations

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Asada, Hideo, Yuuki Kawamura, Kei Maruyama, et al.. (1996). Mice Lacking the 65 kDa Isoform of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD65) Maintain Normal Levels of GAD67 and GABA in Their Brains but Are Susceptible to Seizures. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 229(3). 891–895. 265 indexed citations

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